• Smokeydope@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    From what I understand spears popularity comes from

    1. Being the easiest weapon to craft in prehistory, get a stick and sharpen the end to a point, add some plant fiber for a grip and boom you have one of mans earliest killing tools.

    2. Spears have a great reach and can target pinpoint locations

    3. With proper technique you can throw them as a limited range weapon

    4. Can be wielded easily while managing a shield